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Cookdcokehop
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Maciej Lampe
Lampe shot the ball well, showed his impressive ball-handling skills and ran the floor pretty well. Lampe lacks the explosive jumping ability of some of the other top prospects, but a report that he couldn't dunk the ball off one foot is ridiculous.
He went through a drill where he had to run to the free throw line, pick up the ball and dunk it 10 times. He didn't have a problem. Toward the end of the workout, Lampe did get winded, and he struggled to hit his NBA 3-pointers.
Lampe measured 7-feet with shoes and had a 7-foot wingspan.
After the workout, the feedback was very positive. Both teams liked his sweet shooting stroke, ball handling skills and general feel for the game. While neither team is expected to draft Lampe that high, source on both teams confirmed later they believe he's a lock for the mid to late lottery.
Danilo Gallinari
Strengths: Long and crafty player who has a knack for scoring … Has become a very consistent shooter and can light it up from deep … He is able to make shots in a variety of ways: contested, off the dribble (both ways), stepbacks, fadeaways … Put together an impressive season in one of the top European leagues and has shown that he can carry the load as the primary scorer … Is very mature for his age, plays with great confidence and composure … Has an awkward 2 step (he is able to alter his speed and change direction once he picks up his dribble) going to the basket, allowing him to get by people and finish around the basket … Shows patience when making moves, getting his defender off balance with a variety of fakes and jabs … Knows how to draw contact and sell the foul to the refs … When a defender cuts off his angle to the basket, he has a very effective up & under that he utilizes even out to 15 feet … Anticipates well and uses his length to disrupt the passing lanes … Has developed a scorers mentality, but there are obvious glimpses where he shows a good feel for the game and ability to find open teammates …
Weaknesses: A high level European player does not always equal a contributor in the NBA … His body has ways to go before it will be on the NBA level … Athleticism and explosiveness are just average … Struggles dribbling the ball against physical defenders (we saw this yesterday) which hurts even more considering his blow by ability is limited … His secondary moves off the dribble are subpar and he is often forced to shoot difficult and offbalance shots … Tends to dribble the ball high and even looks down on it as he is attacking, hurting his court vision and decision making … Has minimal elevation on his jumpshot, he is more of a set shooter and his release is very robotic and lacks fluidness … His legs are stiff which makes his movements seem a bit awkward and it takes away from his quickness … While he has good height, he is strictly a perimeter player as he has minimal back to the basket moves and his weak frame also makes him a non threat in the post … His rebounding numbers are only decent, for a player at his position, getting major minutes, they should be higher … Defensively he is a liability; he gambles too much, plays with his hands down and is undisciplined … Marginal foot speed and a weak body will leave his opponents salivating in excitement to abuse the mismatch …
Maciej Lampe was drafted at 18. Danilo Gallinari is going to be 20 next month.
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7/15/2008 6:02 PM
